Multiwalled carbon nanotubes incorporated into a miscible blend of poly(phenylenether)/polystyrene - Processing and characterization
Multiwalled carbon nanotubes incorporated into a miscible blend of poly(phenylenether)/polystyrene - Processing and characterization
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多壁碳纳米管融入聚苯醚/聚苯乙烯的混溶混合物中 - 加工和表征
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2013
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Joseph von Fraunhofer Strasse
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S. Sathyanarayana;M. Wegrzyn;G. Olowojoba;A. Benedito;E. Giménez;C. Hübner;F. Henning;Joseph von Fraunhofer Strasse
wt% multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) were incorporated into a miscible blend of polyphenylenether/ polystyrene (PPE/PS) on a twin-screw extruder at a screw speed of 600 rpm. The masterbatch obtained was diluted at 400 and 600 rpm to obtain lower MWCNT loadings in PPE/PS. Electron microscopy & optical microscopy images show very good MWCNT dispersion even at high filler loadings of 4!wt%, but slightly larger agglomerate size fractions are observ- able at higher screw speeds. While MWCNT addition enhanced the thermal stability of PPE/PS, a small change in glass tran- sition was observed on the composites at different filler concentrations compared to PPE/PS. The specific heat capacity at glass transition decreases considerably until 2!wt% MWCNT and levels down thereafter for both processing conditions point- ing to enhanced filler-matrix interaction at lower loadings. Storage modulus of the nanocomposites was enhanced signifi- cantly on MWCNT incorporation with reinforcing effect dropping considerably as a function of temperature, especially at lower filler contents. The modulus and the tensile strength of PPE/PS were only marginally enhanced in spite of excellent MWCNT dispersion in the matrix. Electrical percolation occurs at 0.4!wt% MWCNT content, and the electrical conductiv- ity of 0.5!wt% MWCNT reinforced PPE/PS was close to 12 orders in magnitude higher compared to PPE/PS.